Nutrition Information and Formal Schooling as Inputs to Child Nutrition*

By P. Webb, Stephen A. Block. Economic development and cultural change, 2004

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Developmental Drivers of Nutritional Change: A Cross-Country Analysis (2013, background): “Of these, female education has perhaps received the most attention in nutritional research (for example, Webb & Block, 2004) and in the broader development literature (King, Klasen, & Porter, 2008).”
From food availability to nutritional capabilities: Advancing food security analysis (2016, methodology): “17 See, for example, the questions asked to interviewees in Indonesia by the NGO Helen Keller International, used by Webb and Block (2004).”
Heights and Human Welfare: Recent Developments and New Directions (2008, unknown): “Although numerous studies document the importance of formal education of parents on child growth, one may ask whether nutritional knowledge gained informally from relatives, friends, the media, and community health services can enhance the benefits of formal learning (Webb and Block 2004).”
Gender Equality, Poverty and Economic Growth (2007, background): “A study from Central Java (Indonesia) finds that mother’s schooling affects shorter-term measures of children’s nutritional status (child weight), mainly through nutritional knowledge (Webb and Block, 2004).”